Welcome to the 2009 - 2010 academic year! The Information Security Office (ISO) reminds you of the following safety tips that can help you protect your data and computers and, keep you safe online:
DO perform regular back-ups of your data. In the event of a compromise, your restore process will be greatly simplified.
DO exercise caution when using file sharing P2P applications. Without secure settings, your confidentiality, as well as University data, could be compromised; for details, see https://www.cmu.edu/computing/doc/security/faqpeer.html
DON'T provide your user ID, password or other confidential information in an email or in response to an email. A request to do so is likely a phishing attempt.
The ISO encourages you to visithttps://www.cmu.edu/iso/ for security alerts, news, services, safe computing practices, training events, polices and guidelines and help to secure your computer.
As always, feel free to contact us at iso@andrew.cmu.edu with any questions or comments. Have a great year!
Information Security Office
Computing Services
Carnegie Mellon University https://www.cmu.edu/iso/
